Organization:New York Chiropractic College

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Short description: Private chiropractic college in Seneca Falls, New York, United States
New York Chiropractic College
New York Chiropractic College logo.jpg
Established1919; 105 years ago (1919)
Endowment$57.5 million (2020)[1]
PresidentMichael A. Mestan
Students828 (as of Winter 2018)
Location
Seneca Falls
,
New York
,
United States

[ ⚑ ] : 42°54′41.96″N 76°45′23.2″W / 42.9116556°N 76.756444°W / 42.9116556; -76.756444
Websitewww.nycc.edu

New York Chiropractic College (NYCC) is a private alternative health college in Seneca Falls, New York. It has graduate programs in areas such as chiropractic, health sciences and education.

It is one of 18 chiropractic colleges in the United States.

History

The school was founded in New York City as Columbia Institute of Chiropractic by chiropractor Frank Dean in 1919. In 1989, unable to expand in Long Island, NYCC purchased the former Eisenhower College campus in Seneca Falls, New York. After two years of renovations the college moved to the Seneca Falls campus in 1991.

NYCC had a partnership with the addiction treatment program Bridge Back to Life,[2] founded by neurologist and addiction medicine specialist Russell Surasky.[3] This partnership was terminated.[citation needed]

Programs

NYCC, continues to expand and introduce new programs. In addition to a D.C. program, the college now offers programs in clinical nutrition, diagnostic imaging, anatomy, and human anatomy & physiology instruction.

Clinics

The college also runs 3 community clinics in:

  • Seneca Falls, New York
  • Depew, New York
  • Levittown, New York

In addition, the school is affiliated with the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland and Veterans Hospitals in Rochester, New York, Buffalo, New York, Canandaigua, New York, Bath, New York, and Miami, Florida.

Notable alumni

NYCC alumnus Karyn Marshall became a chiropractor in addition to her weightlifting career; she was inducted into the USA Weightlifting Hall of Fame in 2011. Arnold Schwarzenegger (left) presented the award.
  • Paul Frame, American ballet dancer
  • Karyn Marshall, Olympic weightlifter and Doctor of Chiropractic in New Jersey[4][5][6][7]
  • Ora Golan, Founder of The Ora Golan Center for Functional Medicine [8][9]

References

  1. As of June 30, 2020. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2021. https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Documents/Research/2020-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL-FEBRUARY-19-2021.ashx. Retrieved February 21, 2021. 
  2. Shaw, David L. (January 13, 2020). "Chiropractic College partners with Bridge Back to Life Center". https://www.fltimes.com/news/chiropractic-college-partners-with-bridge-back-to-life-center/article_5e384d8d-a2f6-55aa-9736-3bb68eb3badb.html. 
  3. "A Specific Spinal Adjustment is the Latest Development in the Science of Treating Drug Addiction". October 14, 2019. https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/a-specific-spinal-adjustment-is-the-latest-development-in-the-science-of-treating-drug-addiction-1028597224. 
  4. "Weightlifter turns to chiropractic". The Chiropractic Journal. February 1991. http://www.worldchiropracticalliance.org/tcj/1991/feb/feb1991a.htm. 
  5. Ken Polsson. "Chronology of Sports - 1985". Ken Polsson. http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/sports/spor1985.htm. 
  6. Mark Kodya (June 2003). "Mark Kodya's thesis on history of weightlifting". Weightlifting Exchange. http://weightliftingexchange.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46&Itemid=60. 
  7. Ann E. Sudekum (June 1992). "the olympics and sports chiropractic: World Champion Weightlifter Studies to Become Chiropractor (page 35 of pdf file; page 37 of numbered journal pages)". ACA Journal of Chiropractic. http://www.acatoday.org/membersonly/jaca2/1992_06.pdf. 
  8. Leichman, Abigail Klein (September 29, 2012). "Shedding Emotional Blocks on the Israeli Shore". Israel21c. http://israel21c.org/people/shedding-emotional-blocks-on-the-israeli-shore/. 
  9. "Emotional Barriers Expert מומחית בנטרול מחסומים רגשיים". Ynet Yedioth Ahronot. 05.04.14. http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4507061,00.html. 

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